Don't Let The World Take Me

I wanna get a little real here Bear with me It isn't that simple I was scared of what I could become So instead I did nothing but stared, crippled Two heads are better than one But all we do is bicker, wondering who's bigger This mother fucker in the mirror Gonna need to grow UP and get OVER himself huh Good luck You look as if the years laid a beating on you You still eating though I see Now my ego's killing me like son of a gun Run bruh, run It don't get easy No it don't get easy Yeah I've been a little fake in the past, I'll admit it I've been slipping for a minute and can't snag a grip but I'm getting Adamant about it, attitude and cowardice Are teeter-tottering with all the rest of my imbalances I wasn't ready for these challenges Innocent to savagery they caught me with pants down no bad dream No vaccine for cancer and bad knees These woes inevitable Evidently life aint sweet no ice cream for ya Blood, sweat, tears, in the muck we toil God I trust You but its dust, no soil here Reminds me of a Farmer throwing Seeds at stones here And choking on the weeds that are growing nearby Bye bye He Who Has Ears To Hear, Let Him Hear huh Why try No one listening, now check it my hands red, glistening Sinning again and again for the Repetitions My Reputation Represented by caricatures Villainy, rubbing my palms together like what's your plan sir No answer, witty banter from a wannabe chanter Grandeur dreams, walking in his sleep he's holding hands with his Alter ego, used to walk along the altar with Allah, we know Now he's all alone gone Nemo I've been taking the beaten path And it don't get easy I've been taking the beaten path, yeah I don't know how long imma last I don't know how long imma last on it I've taken bumps and bruises A couple shots from Cupid I should've stayed on my stoop I could've laid off the Fruit for a while Minding my business like a good little child Mourning my innocence, say hi To Gramps for me And ask him To PRAY FOR ME PRAY FOR ME Don't Let The World Take Me, World Take Me World Take Me PRAY FOR ME PRAY FOR ME Don't Let The World Take Me, World Take Me World Take Me PRAY FOR ME Don't Let The World Take Me, World Take Me World Take Me Don't let em take me Don't let em take me Don't Let The World Take Me, World Take Me World Take Me PRAY FOR ME PRAY FOR ME Don't Let The World Take Me, World Take Me World Take Me PRAY FOR ME Don't Let The World Take Me, World Take Me World Take Me Don't let em take me Don't let em take me